Reducing maternal death rates for Black women will take concerted, cooperative action

By Rachel Crumpler | NC Health News

Published April 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT

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One of six busts created by artist Chimere Neal, a licensed clinical social worker, and the Care Ring Maternal Child Health team, to represent external factors like implicit bias, obstetric racism and underlying health conditions that contribute to the Black mortality rate. The busts were displayed at the Black Maternal Health Conference in Charlotte on April 11, 2024.

Rachel Crumpler

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